1. Kiki --
1. Kiki --
Reform agenda halted?
1 x 26 48pt NCSB
Autonomy and the reform agenda
By Hermawan Sulistyo
JAKARTA (JP): The initial "reform agenda" proposed by
concerned scholars and college students in the early stages of
the Indonesian transition in 1998 was not only intended to
include the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism.
2. REfugee --
Only a 'Marshal Plan' can bring stability to Afghanistan
1 x 42 36pt optima bold
Aid the only solution for Afghanistan
By Felicity Lawrence
LONDON: Shortly after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991, I
helped conduct a survey for the United Nations of the nutritional
status of Afghan refugees who had fled to the border between
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
3. 4Beijing --
Beijing braced for fallout from U.S. strikes
1 X 35 36pt NCSB
China on the lookout for U.S. moves
By Ching Cheong
SINGAPORE: The imminent U.S. military operation against
Afghanistan has upset China's strategic interests in Central Asia
and threatened the security of its western frontier, prompting
the Chinese military to watch every American move warily.